March 7, 2018 | Digital advertising has been thrust into the spotlight as more information comes out about Russia’s use of digital ads in the 2016 election, a strategy Facebook executive Rob Goldman believes “stoked fear and hatred amongst Americans.”

October 31, 2017 | Representatives from Twitter, Facebook and Google are expected to testify this week at three congressional hearings on the influence of social media in the 2016 election. Today’s hearing before the Senate judiciary committee and tomorrow’s hearings before the Senate and House intelligence committees follow the introduction of the Honest Ads Act, which would require companies, such as…

May 31, 2017 | In April, another skirmish broke out in Indian Country when the Kalispel Tribe of Indians filed a federal lawsuit to stop the Spokane Tribe of Indians from building a casino. The Kalispel claim the gaming operation would draw business away from their own casino, located only two miles away from the would-be Spokane one, and thereby…

March 10, 2017 | With each of President Donald Trump’s trips to the Mar-a-Lago Club questions mount about who, exactly, is there with him. Those wealthy enough to spend $200,000 for a club membership don’t have to try to schedule a meeting with Trump in Washington when they can bump into him at the winter White House and bend…

January 31, 2017 | It’s official: If Neil Gorsuch, President Trump’s choice to replace Antonin Scalia on the Supreme Court, is confirmed by the Senate, we’ll have yet another millionaire on the court of last resort. The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals judge is a respected jurist and elegant writer who’s considered similar to the late justice whose seat he may…

November 28, 2016 | Update: In early December, Trump announced he would nominate Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke (R) to run Interior. Read more about Zinke here. While names were announced for a slew of appointments to President-elect Donald Trump’s administration last week, there are still some significant posts left — like running the Interior Department, which is in charge…

November 22, 2016 | Update Nov. 30: President-elect Donald Trump selected Wilbur Ross as his Treasury Secretary. Read on for more information or see summary data on his contribution history here. Trump chose Todd Ricketts as Deputy Secretary. The competition for slots in Donald Trump’s future Cabinet has the feel of a reality show: Lots of media attention, “contestants” presenting…

November 16, 2016 | Update Dec. 14: President-elect Trump tapped ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson. For background on his political contributions, click here. We continue our series on the money-in-politics histories of candidates for Donald Trump’s future Cabinet by looking at those who have been mentioned as possibilities to run the State Department. (See our earlier analyses on prospects for…

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